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I VALVE Filed May 22 1950 v 2 Shqets-Sheet 1 June 1953 c. H A RMsTRONG 2,642,254..

Patented June 16, 1953 Clifford Harry Armstrong, London, England, as-

Signor-47o (Zones- Regulatorsflzirnitd,'rLondon,

En ine Application Iii This invention relates to valves of the kind comprising hollow "eylindrical' ported members fitted concentrically-one within theoi'rherand capableof being relatively rotated-tovary -th'e port- -opening;including valves inwhich -such ported members "can also be relatively displaced axially as shown for example in British patent specifications Nose 3Q3;2;38 and 458378. The invention is intended -more particularly forv'alves controllingtheflow of fluid-under relatively high pressure -for-example -as used-in the supplvof feed water to high pressuresteam generators; although ---it may be" applied-to -valves -for--other v ,v "a LY i v- V "Yalvesof the kind described controlling high pressure fluids, as for example boiler press-ures of 900 lbs. per square inch and-'ovenwith a-relatively'large pressure 'drop across the valve, which inay-= be '-300- lbs: per-square--inchand over, are subject to considerable- 'wear' on account of the high velocityof 'fillid across the ports and this is liabletoresult-inleakage; It is the objectof this-invention to provide an improved valve in which-wear --and--consequent leakage are largely reduced-.- Another-object is to--providea simple and convenient; valve;construction-"mettle above purpose l s r i .2 .H i ?h ihv ht nsist n a alve th ki r b q b pri ine a eietednhe hd te ported -merribers and --ah---i nter nedi-ate ported m mber- -ihest s q te h er rope ines or he h r uter member 7 thro h wh h th fluid raters;- formedto shroudkor overlap the peh ner f w hiha Q thente media e member. v v

--Th in nt n e 59 qh i is in a al ccordie h P ecedin a a raph in w i th 9; P t Q .'-t Outer. nn member. through which fluid enters the valve are of smaller circumferential extent than the corresponding P t- .P i. l1 n tm di te-me beh o t the coacting edge or-faceofthelatter-is shielded to some extent from the fluid;f low.' r Relative rotation; between the inner and outer members and the intermediate n ember may be effected-in any convenient manner; and; accordiiig tea preferred arrangement the intermediate member is stationary and; the inner and outer nremhers are rotatabledn unison -with respect thereto.

- Ifhe inner and outer members and the intermediate member may; also be capable: of relative axial displacement; whiel r displacement may befie d. th r b nd r omatica ly vin a e e th. a essure iffiere iie "Beth me 1 htmeet mexelee he: hrqv eee e May 22, 1950, S rial Britain) "1" 2 if desired. In a preferred form of the invention, where relative axial "displacement of the ported members provided, 'the'ports or the outerand inn'enmembe'rs areof V or tapering shape/and theportsof the intermediateinembe'r are rec'- tangul'a'r or have parallelsidesf *The-"valve may be-arranged so that the fluid enters either through the outer' or through'the inner p'orted member; the former'loeing'the pre 'ferre'd arrangement; Al'so itis' preferred to form the port ends inthe axial direction'of'the' members" at an inclination 'to their" common axis" to reduce resistance to"the flow of fluid through V ,-I"v', n .r 1

15 The ports are preferably of elongated shape disposed withtheir 'major axes parallel to the axis 'of rotatioii' of the "cylindrical valve membefi Q V t ,s v. r

One mode of carrying the invention into eiTect 20 will be described,"biwav'of example, with'ref erence to the'a'c'cornpa'nying drawing, in which Figure Us a sectional elevation; partly broken away-"bf. a'i/alve' for'eontrollih'g' high pressure flui'd's, for example boiler'feedvvater;constructed andarrangedinaccordance'with theinv'entieni' -"Figuref2"is*a eeaiwiew "showing thefvalv'e element's in cross section taken on the line' X"'X;' -E ieur s-"3 4 ;"5 "an'd"'6 "are developed" views of portions" of" the valve'elments 's'h'oiviil'g th'e"re1a 30 tive"pos'it nsof'tlie ports at'variousopehing's' or theesvawe w, V "Inearrying the invention into effect according to one convenient mb'deasappnee by way or lve' forboileffed"control: 25 i1 previ'ded ha ng "flanged inlet pipe" connection similarly flanged outle't' pipe onnectien 3* arm i'eecr at"rientenelesjwthe c'onnectioii 2'; A fixed ported sleeve '4 1s secure'dtya threaded connectionee er te'r"eiid"i"n the casing: so:'that""'tlie "sleeve axiallv" aligned: with the outlet'" corihectioh s This sleeve-4" constitutes ni'embf 'of the vaiven e'is' a 3 99 01 vhi hr hirfi heeesi' rts i h are f: e on ed eataheular. he eend e parallel with the sleeve:

. Eitted to'sl'i-de inside the sleeve andconcentric therewith"'is an'inner'ported valve member 1 ofhollovv cylindrlical form, closed at its upper end and open itsllower end which is adjacent the u r, ndz' lf' i? filf y Q n e Valve bet 1 is li he w w th on t n r a e no ts 8 'vvhi'ch correspond, in position with the.

slere ea th whehthevalve s h u y" os ion but areho V Q1. apered, shape.

having their wider ends extending into the lower edge of the member. The V ports .8 are shaped so that their minimum width is less than the width of the fixed sleeve ports 6, and their maximum width may be equal to or greater than the above. Fitted to slide outside the fixed sleeve 4 and concentric therewith is an outer ported shroud member 9 of hollow cylindrical form, closed at its upper end and open at its lower end which extends over the rectangular sleeve ports 6. The outer shroud member 9 is formed with V-shaped or tapered ports m which are arranged and shaped similarly to the ports of the inner valve member I. The closed end ll of the shroud member 9 encloses the upper end of the ported sleeve 4 and a spindle I2 connects the member 9 with the closed end I3 of the inner valve member by means of threaded connections I4 and 15. The relative longitudinal position of the members 9 and l is such that on any given cross section, the width of the outer ports [8 is greater than the width of the inner ports 8. Also the edges at the end or ends of the various ports are inclined, as indicated at 16, with respect to the axis of the concentric valve members in order to facilitate the flow of fluid. The spindle l2 extends through a suitable stufiing box or seal in the valve casing and can be partially rotated by means of a lever ll secured to the upper end thereof, whereby the ports of the inner and outer valve members uncover more or less of the sleeve ports or close the latter entirely according to the position of the lever.

Variation of the valve opening can also be effected by displacing the spindle l2 axially so as to bring more or less of the wider portion of the V or tapered ports into relation with the rectangular sleeve ports. upper end of the spindle is secured within a threaded housing l8 having a hand wheel l9 integral therewith. A spring 20 is held between a pair of thrust bearings 2i which bear respec- For this purpose the tively on a collar 22 on the housing and on a g...

nut 23 on the spindle. The housing I8 is threaded int a mounting 24 secured to the valve casing, and by screwing the housing in and out the valve opening can be varied. Also the fluid pressure at the valve inlet acts on the upper end of the shroud member 9 and when this pressure exceeds a predetermined value the spindle will be moved inwardly against the spring 20 and the valve opening will be reduced. It will be understood that these arrangements for varying the axial position of the movable valve members may be omitted if desired or other arrangements having the same purpose may be employed.

lhe arrangement is such that when the respective valve ports are in fully open position as shown for example in Figure 2, for any axial relation of the valve members, the edges of the ports of the outer or shroud member 9 overlap the fixed sleeve ports on both sides, owing to the lesser width of the former, and thereby the coacting edges of the ports in the sleeve 4 and in the inner valve member 1', and the fitted cylindrical surfaces adjacent such edges, are shielded to a greater or less extent from the flow of fluid passing through the valve. This shielding eiTect is a maximum when the ports are in fully open position as shown in Figure 2 and is reduced when the valve is rotated to a partially closed position. Since under the more usual operating conditions the valve will be either fully open or closed for the greater part of the total operating time, the shielding effect obtained is suificient to reduce materially the tendency to wear and pitting of the coacting port edges and their adjacent fitted surfaces. In Figure 3 the relation of the various ports is shown when the angular position of the valve spindle is such as to give the largest possible opening and the hand wheel is screwed down to reduce the port area in the axial direction, this position of the valve members being indicated in broken lines in Figure 1. Figure 4 shows the relative positions with the valve closed. Figure 5 shows the relative positions for full opening with hand wheel screwed up. Figure 6 shows the fully closed position with the hand wheel screwed up.

In the example above described, the valve is arranged so that the fluid flows radially inwardly through the valve ports and leaves axially from the interior of the inner valve member. In an arrangement where the flow takes place in the opposite direction, the ports of the inner valve member would be of reduced width to afford the shielding effect, whereas the ports in the outer valve member would be of relatively greater width, corresponding to the width of the fixed sleeve ports. It will be understood that the shielding efiect according to the invention may be obtained with ports of other shapes provided that the port edges of the member through which the fluid first flows are suitably related to the edges of the following ports.

It will be understood that the invention is not restricted to the example described, since details of construction may be varied to suit particular circumstances.

What is claimed is:

1. A valve of the kind described, comprising associated inner, outer and intermediate cylindrical ported members arranged to be relatively rotated to vary the valve opening, having the port opening of a member other than the intermediate member and through which the fluid enters formed to overlap the corresponding opening of the intermediate member when the port openings of the three members are aligned and the valve is in its fully open position so as to shield the intermediate port openings, some of the port openings being of tapering form in the y direction of the common axis of the members and means being provided for effecting, in addition to the relative rotation, a relative axial displacement between the inner and outer members and the intermediate member to vary the valve opening.

2. A Valve according to claim 1, in which the ports of the intermediate member have parallel sides and the ports of the outer member have tapering sides in the direction of the common axis of the members.

3. A valve according to claim 1, in which the ports of the intermediate member have parallel sides and the ports of the inner member have tapering sides in the direction of the common axis of the members.

4. A valve according to claim 1, in which the ports of the intermediate member have parallel sides and the ports of both the inner and outer members have tapering sides in the direction of the common axis of the members.

5. A valve of the kind described comprising a casing, a stationary open ended ported sleeve in the casing, inner and outer ported sleeves fitting over the intermediate sleeve and being each closed at one end, a spindle connecting the said inner and outer sleeves, and means for rotating 7 the edges of the port openings are inclined to the common axis of the sleeves in such a manner as to reduce the resistance to fluid flow therethrough.

6. A valve of the kind described comprising a casing, a stationary open ended ported sleeve in the casing, inner and outer ported sleeves fitting over the intermediate sleeve and being each closed at one end, a spindle connecting the said inner and outer sleeves, means for rotating the spindle to vary the valve opening, the port openings of a sleeve other than the intermediate sleeve being formed to overlap the corresponding openings of the intermediate sleeve when the port openings of the three sleeves are aligned and the valve is in its fully open position so as to shield the intermediate sleeve openings, and means for effecting relative axial displacement between the inner and outer sleeves and the intermediate sleeve for additionally varying the port openings, the ports or the inner and outer sleeves being of tapering shape in the direction of the common axis of the members and the ports of the intermediate sleeve having parallel sides in the direction of the said common axis.

CLIFFORD HARRY ARMSTRONG.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,151,751 Barenz Aug. 31, 1915 1,247,951 Fuller Nov. 27, 1917 1,274,426 Lambert Aug. 6, 1918 1,773,264 Gilroy Aug. 19,1930 2,923,350 Armstrong Dec. 3, 1935 2,104,039 Hunter Jan. 4, 1938 2,105,681 Armstrong Jan. 18, 1938 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 74,570 Sweden of 1932 

